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Tuesday, 27 August 2019 1 [No 1—2019] FIRST SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES ________________________ QUESTION PAPER ________________________ NOTE: 1.

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† Indicates translated version of the question.

 Indicates a question for oral reply.

■ Indicates a written question transferred for oral reply in terms of [Rule 249].
In terms of Rule 246(4), no more than six questions for oral reply may be put to a Minister in respect of any one Government department on any particular day.

Questions in excess of this quota are summarised at the end of the Question Paper.
Table of Contents PEACE AND SECURITY: 1A Minister of Defence and Military Veterans ...............................................................2, 3 Minister of Justice and Correctional Services ...........................................................3, 4 Minister of Police .......................................................................................................4, 5 Page 2 Tuesday, 27 August 2019 [No 1—2019] FIRST SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY TUESDAY, 27 AUGUST 2019 Plans to address illegal migrants & smuggling of goods 16.
Ms Z V Ncitha (Eastern Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: Whether, with reference to her Budget Vote that South Africa’s ability to manage, monitor and react to land, air and maritime threats has been constrained, her department has any plans to address the challenges of the continuous inflow of illegal migrants and the smuggling of goods, weapons and human trafficking (details furnished); if not, what are the challenges in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
CO78E Implementation of Defence Review 5.

Ms C Labuschagne (Western Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (a) What is the new timeframe for the implementation of the Defence Review which was adopted in 2015 and (b) how does it compare with the original timeframe?

CO61E Plans to turn around audit opinions 17.
Ms M P Mmola (Mpumalanga: ANC) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (1) Whether, in light of her department having received negative audit reports ranging from qualified to disclaimer and recently qualified audit opinions from the Auditor-General, her department has any plans to turn around the situation; if not, what are the challenges in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) there are any consequence management plans whether in place for mismanagement that is rife within her department; if not, what are the challenges in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
CO79E Military Veterans in prison 20.

Mr K T Motsamai (Gauteng: EFF) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (a) How many Military Veterans are still in prison for the crimes they committed in liberating South Africa and (b) what role is her department playing to assist them to be released?

CO93E Tuesday, 27 August 2019 3 [No 1—2019] FIRST SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT Appointment of DFSC 15.
Mr T S C Dodovu (North West: ANC) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (1) (2) In light of the expiry of the term of the Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC) at the end of 2018 (details furnished), what progress she has made with regard to the appointment of a fully-fledged Commission; whether the shortage of its members that resulted in the inability of the DFSC to convene caused any negative impact on the functioning and discharge of its duties; if not, (a) how does she ascertain that the Commission is always adequately comprised and (b) what are the names of the persons the Commission is comprised of; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether any progress has been made regarding the services of the Commission in accordance with its mandate; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
CO77E Deployment of SANDF to Cape Flats 6.

Ms C Labuschagne (Western Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: Whether the deployment of the SA National Defence Force to the Cape Flats is yielding any successes; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO62E Magistrates Courts conditions 11.


Mr A B Gxoyiya (Northern Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: Whether his department has any programmes in place to (a) improve the bad conditions of the Magistrates Courts and/or (b) build new courts; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

CO73E Presidential Pardon for students 21.


Mr S Zandamela (Mpumalanga: EFF) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: Whether any progress has been made in securing Presidential Pardon for students who were arrested during the #Fees Must Fall protests; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO94E 4 Tuesday, 27 August 2019 [No 1—2019] FIRST SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT Overcrowding in correctional facilities 12.
Ms W Ngwenya (Gauteng: ANC) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: Whether his department has any measures to control overcrowding in correctional facilities (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO74E Protection of NPA’s independence 4.


Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: What were the outcomes of his department’s discussions with the National Treasury on how to protect the independence of the National Prosecuting Authority if it were to make use of private donor funding?

CO60E Skills development training programmes 13.


Ms S Shaik (Limpopo: ANC) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: (a) How many correctional facilities in the country have skills development training programmes (details furnished) and (b) what is the success rate of the training programmes?

CO75E State employees doing business with State ■1.
Mr W A S Aucamp (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: [Written Question 30] In terms of the provisions of the Public Administration Management Act, 2014 (Act No.
11 of 2014), (a) how many employees of his department have been found to be directors and/or members of private companies that are doing business with the State from 1 February 2017 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what is the value of the business by such companies for the said period?

CW30E 7.
CW30E 7.

Mr T S C Dodovu (North West: ANC) to ask the Minister of Police: Allocation of police resources (1) What is the status of police resources in Cape Town, Western Cape regarding the alleged complaints that such resources are allocated incorrectly and to favour affluent areas; (2) whether he has any plans to address the situation; if not, why not; if so, what plans?

CO69E Tuesday, 27 August 2019 5 [No 1—2019] FIRST SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT 1.
Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Police: Maintaining law & order With reference to his reply to a National Assembly Question 228 on 31 July 2019, that provinces have a huge role to play in the maintenance of law and order, how does he envisage this role to be implemented?

CO56E Arrests on smuggling vehicles to Mozambique 14.
Mr S E Mfayela (KwaZulu-Natal: IFP) to ask the Minister of Police: (1) How many arrests have been made in connection with crimes that are related to the smuggling of stolen vehicles to Mozambique since the protests in the Manguzi and Mbazwana areas of uMkhanyakude in KwaZulu-Natal in January 2018; (2) whether any plans are in place to curb these crimes; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO76E 9.
CO76E 9.

Ms Z V Ncitha (Eastern Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Police: Review of SAPS Act Whether his department will review the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No.

68 of 1995) in the current financial year to align it with the National Development Plan outcomes in order to enhance better service delivery and improved policing; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO71E 2.
CO71E 2.

Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Police: Specialised crime units Whether the specialised crime units are vital in addressing the issue of serious crimes in our country; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO57E 10.
CO57E 10.

Ms W Ngwenya (Gauteng: ANC) to ask the Minister of Police: Operation o kae molao Whether he has any plans to instruct the SA Police Service and other Law Enforcement Agencies countrywide to use operations like “Operation o kae molao” that is used in Gauteng in order to stamp the authority of the State to prevent and combat crime with the cooperation of Crime Intelligence and Anti-Corruption Units; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
CO72E 6 Tuesday, 27 August 2019 [No 1—2019] FIRST SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT Questions transferred from written to oral reply in terms of Rule 246(4): 3.

Ms C Labuschagne (Western Cape: DA)—Police.

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Mr E M Mthethwa (KwaZulu-Natal: ANC)—Police.

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Ms Z V Ncitha (Eastern Cape: ANC)—Defence and Military Veterans.

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Mr M Dangor (Gauteng: ANC)—Defence and Military Veterans.

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Ms B T Mathevula (Limpopo: EFF)—Police.